Year 9 WW1 History trip to Belgium & France 14th - 16th Nov 2018
Aims To enrich your studies of World War One in Year 9 To highlight the links across your learning To experience Foreign Travel (France & Belgium) To further develop your community spirit as a Year Group and your ‘teamship’ skills Remembrance in the Centenary years (2018)
Departure 6.00 a.m. Corsham School Departure and Return Departure 6.00 a.m. Corsham School Wednesday 14th November Return 8.00 p.m. Friday 16th November
Day One Tyne Cot – Allied cemetery Passchendaele Museum
Tyne Cot A few miles outside the town, just below the village of Passchendaele, lies Tyne Cot - the largest British War Cemetery in the world. There are nearly 12,000 graves here plus another 35,000 who are commemorated but who have no known grave.
Passchendaele Museum This museum tells the story of the war in the Ypres Salient with special emphasis on the Battle of Passchendaele 1917, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.
Accommodation Single centre hostel Fully catered
Day 2 Essex Farm cemetery Ypres Museum ‘In Flanders Fields’ Langemark German cemetery The Pool of Peace The Last Post
Interactive Museum of Ypres www.inflandersfields.be
Pool of Peace
The Menin Gate
Last Post
The Corsham Wreath
Day 3 Deborah
Cost of visit = approximately £280 How much? Cost of visit = approximately £280
+ Spending Money suggested amount €50 Museums – souvenirs Belgian chocolates Le Shuttle terminal Service Stations in UK (£10)
What do I do now if I would like to go on this visit? Speak to your Parents/Carers – show them this presentation on sharepoint. Consider the details carefully (for example you will need to have your own passport for this visit) Return the completed signed Application Form to Miss Cummins in H4a by Wednesday 31st January at the latest Remember! This is a very popular trip – places will be allocated by a process of ‘names out of a hat’
Year 9 WW1 History trip to Belgium & France 14th - 16th Nov 2018